Tap water for all rural houses before 2024: Roshy Augustine
Steps have been taken to inspect all drinking water sources using field test kits twice a year to ensure the quality of drinking water being supplied in the state
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By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government will provide drinking water supply through household tap water connection to every rural household by 2024 under Jal Jeevan Mission scheme, Water resources minister Roshy Augustine informed the assembly. He further told the assembly that steps have been taken to inspect all drinking water sources using field test kits twice a year to ensure the quality of drinking water being supplied in the state. Quality control labs are functioning in all the districts. Laboratory information management system software is used to store and monitor test results. Plans are afoot to construct check dams and regulator cum bridges with the help of the Irrigation Department in areas where drinking water shortage is acute, he said.